"Medicare" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)
| Descriptor ID |
D006278
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.346.506.564.663 N03.219.521.576.343.840 N03.706.615.696
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| Concept/Terms |
Medicare- Medicare
- Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18
- Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
- Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2019 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 2020 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 2021 | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| 2022 | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| 2023 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicare" by people in Profiles.
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Safety and effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors in older adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and pre-existing autoimmune disease - A SEER-Medicare study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2026 May; 17(4):102971.
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Hyperpolypharmacy and readmission risk among Medicare beneficiaries: the role of postdischarge care. Am J Manag Care. 2026 Mar 01; 32(3):e71-e82.
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Interpretable Ensemble Machine Learning Prediction of Nonadherence and the Risk of Nonpersistence of Targeted Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Agents in Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clin Ther. 2026 Mar; 48(3):214-225.
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Guideline-concordance along the cancer care continuum and breast cancer mortality by race and ethnicity: a SEER-Medicare study. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Jan 21; 37(2):33.
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Predicting Mortality and Costs After Emergency Department Visits by People With Dementia: Timing and Location Matter. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Mar; 74(3):822-828.
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Modification of the Association Between Hearing Trouble and Satisfaction With Care by Accompaniment to Health Care Visits. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Jan; 74(1):85-95.
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Summary population attributable fraction of dementia prevalence associated with sensory risk factors. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Mar; 110(1_suppl):S152-S163.
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Corrected T1 (cT1) is the most appropriate diagnosis and monitoring tool for widespread adoption of resmetirom treatment in the United States. J Med Econ. 2025 Dec; 28(1):1370-1387.
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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis and disease-modifying therapy use in older adults in the United States, 2011-2021. Mult Scler. 2025 Nov; 31(13):1595-1599.
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Facility-Level Variation Underlying Low Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval in the United States. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Jan; 23(1):17-26.